Andrew Brown

Curriculum Vitae

1. Proposed position/s: Expert in compliance and certification / quality assurance in the food industry.

2. Name of firm: Ayebee Quality (www.ayebee.net).

3. Name of expert Andrew Brown.

4. Date of birth: 24 February 1976. Citizenship: Australian.

5. Residence Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

6. Complete personal contact Email: andrew@ayebee.net

details: Skype: ayebee.quality
Phone: +84 1227 217 693

7. Education and relevant 2001 - Bachelor Agricultural Science (4 years) – University of Adelaide.
vocational qualifications:

8. Career Overview: Andrew has over 14 years of industry experience in the fields of compliance and
certification in the food industry. Andrews expertise and experience includes all steps
of the supply chain including primary production, storage, transport and logistics,
packaging, wholesaling / brokering, further processing / manufacture through to retail
level.
Andrew has a proven history for working well with agricultural industry groups and large
industry players on both domestic and international fronts.
Andrew values and has developed many long term working relationships within the
compliance / certification / food industry sectors.
Andrew takes a practical and methodical approach to his work, focussing on delivering
value and service to the client, certification company and the standard owners.
Andrew is highly skilled in technical writing to generate accurate, precise and correct
reports and technical documents.

9. Membership in Exemplar Global - Food Safety Management Systems Auditor.

professional associations: - Scope 10A Fruit and vegetable processing (whole and fresh - low risk)
- Scope 18 Intensive horticulture operations (low risk).

10. Other training: Please see attached or please visit web site www.ayebee.net.

11. Countries of work Australia; Japan, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and China.
experience:
12. Languages Speaking Reading Writing
English (native speaker) Excellent Excellent Excellent

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 13. Employment Record

From: September 2009 to present.

Employer: Contract auditor, trainer and consultant trading as Ayebee Quality (www.ayebee.net).
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Contract auditor, trainer and consultant.

Contract auditor to;

- AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd (www.ausqual.com.au).
- SGS (www.sgs.com.au).
- The Organic Food Chain (www.organicfoodchain.com.au).
- British Standards Institute - BSI (www.bsigroup.com).

Programs audited include;

- Freshcare and Freshcare Environment (www.freshcare.com.au).
- GLOBALG.A.P Options 1 and 2 (www.globalgap.org).
- Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme – AWPCS (www.agriculture.gov.au).
- Organic, USDA National Organic Program – NOP (www.ams.usda.gov).
- Japanese Organic Agricultural Standard – JAS MAFF (www.maff.go.jp).
- Meat Standards Australia – MSA (www.mla.com.au).
- Livestock Production Assurance – LPA (www.mla.com.au).
- B-Qual honey industry food safety standard (www.bqual.com.au).
- SQF Code - SQF Auditor High Risk FSC 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 24, 25, 26, 35 (www.sqfi.com).
- Coles Approved Supplier (www.coles.com.au).
- Woolworths Quality Assurance (www.wowlink.com.au).
- HARPS - Harmonisation Produce Standard (www.harpsonline.com.au).

Consultancy to the following businesses;

- Gayndah Packers Co-operative. Consulting and internal auditing for their
GLOBALG.A.P option 2 certification (www.gaypak.com.au).
- Qua-cert (Certification Company in Hanoi Vietnam). Technical advice, auditor training
and auditing as part of their application for accreditation for GLOBALG.A.P
(www.quacert.gov.vn).
- The Organic Food Chain. Consultancy for compliance to the National Organic
Standard, USDA NOP Organic Standard and JAS MAFF Organic Standard.
(www.organicfoodchain.com.au).
- AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd (Certification Company). Internal auditing for their GLOBALG.A.P
Program (www.ausqual.com.au).
- Troy Heavy Haulage (transporters of fresh produce). Implementation and internal
auditing for HACCP (www.troyheavyhaulage.com.au).
- Cockatoo Grove (olive production and olive oil processing and packing facility).
Implementation and internal auditing for Organic and HACCP certification
(www.cockatoogrove.com.au).
- Sutton Farms (fresh produce production and packing facility). Implementation and
internal auditing for their Woolworths Quality Assurance and HACCP certification.
- Sandalwood Feedlot. Implementation and internal auditing for the GLOBALG.A.P
livestock modules (www.sandalwoodfeedlot.com.au).
- BSI Global Japan (Certification Company). Training and sign off for local Japanese
GLOBALG.A.P auditors against the fruit and vegetable plus tea modules
(www.bsigroup.com.au).

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 From: March 2007 – September 2009:

Employer: AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd (www.ausqual.com.au).

Positions held: - Program Coordinator for the Organic and AWPCS certification programs
(www.agriculture.gov.au) and Scheme Manager for the GLOBALG.A.P certification
program (www.globalgap.org).

Experience includes;
- Implementation and management of the AUS-QUAL Organic Program
(www.ausqual.com.au) accredited to the National Standard for Organic & Bio-
Dynamic Produce with the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service – AQIS
(http://agriculture.gov.au) and the National Organic Program with the United States
Department of Agriculture – USDA (www.ams.usda.gov).
- Management of the Australian Wood Packaging and Certification Scheme Program
(www.agriculture.gov.au) Accredited by JAS-ANZ (www.jas-anz.org).
- Scheme Manager for the AUS-QUAL GLOBALG.A.P Program (www.globalgap.org)
Accredited by JAS-ANZ (www.jas-anz.org).
- Development and implementation of a Horticultural Food Safety Program Training
Package – Freshcare (www.freshcare.com.au).
- Development and implementation of auditor training packages for the AUS-QUAL
Organic (agriculture.gov.au) and GLOBALG.A.P (www.globalgap.org) programs.
- Auditor training, witnessing and sign off for the AUS-QUAL Organic, GLOBALG.A.P
(www.globalgap.org) and AWPCS – wood packaging (agriculture.gov.au) programs.
- Internal auditing of AUS-QUAL Programs and Management Systems.
Auditing to the following standards;
- Freshcare and Freshcare Environment (www.freshcare.com.au).
- GLOBALG.A.P Options 1 and 2 (www.globalgap.org).
- Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme – AWPCS (www.agriculture.gov.au).
- Organic, USDA National Organic Program – NOP (www.ams.usda.gov).
- B-Qual honey industry food safety standard (www.bqual.com.au).
- Coles Approved Supplier (www.coles.com.au).

From: May 05 – March 07:

Employer: Contract Auditor trading as Ayebee Quality (www.ayebee.net).

Positions held: Contract auditor to;

- AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd (www.ausqual.com.au).

Programs audited include;

- Freshcare and Freshcare Environment (www.freshcare.com.au).
- GLOBALG.A.P Options 1 and 2 (www.globalgap.org).
- Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme – AWPCS (www.agriculture.gov.au).
- B-Qual honey industry food safety standard (www.bqual.com.au).
- Coles Approved Supplier (www.coles.com.au).

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 From: March 05 – March 07.

Employer: Growcom (Peak Horticultural Industry Body).

Positions held: Project Officer (part time) - Farm Management Systems – FMS (www.growcom.com.au).

The FMS System is a voluntary, structured step by step approach to meeting environmental
outcomes for agricultural businesses. Responsibilities include resource development,
implementation and training to primary producers and grower groups. Please see the Land
and Water fact sheet on Farm Management Systems.

From: March 03 – March 05.

Employer: Gayndah Packers Co-Operative (www.gaypak.com.au).

Positions held: Quality Manager.

Experience includes;
- Responsibility and management for the Food Safety and Quality Management
Systems (HACCP and ISO 9001:2000) and Interstate Certification Assurance
(www.interstatequarantine.org.au).
- Implementation, responsibility and management of the option 2 EurepGAP (now
GLOBALG.A.P) producer group certification including for 30 approved suppliers
(www.globalgap.org).
- Working with the General Manager and Marketing Manager to ensure compliance
with all other importing country and customer requirements.
- Management and training of QA Personnel and sorting staff to ensure consistency of
product against customer specifications.
- Overseeing receival quality assessments and packed product quality assessments with
responsibility for making decisions as necessary to achieve compliance to
specifications.

From: May 2002 – February 2003.

Employer: Australian Certified Organic (www.aco.net.au).

Positions held: Certification Officer.

Responsibilities include;
- Technical support for clients.
- Administration for all steps in the certification process.

From: August 2001 – March2002.

Employer: Yandilla Park Services.

Positions held: Laboratory Technician.

Responsibilities include;

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 - Managing a soils laboratory including quality control. Primarily soil salinity, dispersion
(sodicity) and pH testing for soils.
- Support to the soil survey team.
- In field soil moisture monitoring.

14. Certification
I, the undersigned, certify that: this CV correctly describes my qualifications my experience and myself; and I confirm that I will be
available to carry out the assignment for which this CV has been submitted.

December, 2017
Signature of expert Month / Year

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